PropertyManagementMaven: Yes! That Rotten Egg Smell is a SAFETY Precaution!

Yes! That Rotten Egg Smell is a SAFETY Precaution!

A billion years ago, I was an on-site resident manager.  I can remember taking resident phone calls for 2 days about potential gas leaks.  When I called the local gas authority, I found they had emptied a new batch of STINK into the local natural supply and it had not disbursed through the system.....natural gas is just that NATURAL * the SMELL has to be ADDED.

 

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/offbeat/washington-utility-adds-rotten-egg-smell-to-bills-dpgapx-20100812-gc_9150368

 

Wallace S. Gibson, CPM * GIBSON MANAGEMENT GROUP, Ltd.

Central Virginia

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Comments

Gosh you look great for your age, Wallace! The topic led me to think about the 'sulphur' smell we often associate with well water.

Posted by Mike Mayer, Broker/Owner - i List For Less Realty, LLC over 1 year ago

In Florida the rotten egg smell comes from the hot water heater when it has been sitting a while.  But of course now we also have to worry about Chinese drywall when we smell that rotten egg smell!

Posted by Amy Soto, CDPE (RE/MAX South Shore Realty) over 1 year ago

Mike * Over 45 years ago * that's a BIZILLION in OBAMA dollars!

Amy * the fact that the smell means DANGER is my point!

Posted by Wallace S. Gibson CPM * LandlordWhisperer (Gibson Management Group, Ltd.) over 1 year ago

Any bad smell ... is bad news. Stay away and report it or take care of it.

Posted by Will Nesbitt - condos, real estate in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County (Will Nesbitt Realty LLC at Condo Alexandria) over 1 year ago

Wallace - I am damned glad that I am not a postal worker in the area. I read this earlier, if we did something like that homeland security would be all over us.

Posted by Mike Saunders (Lanier Partners) over 1 year ago

Yet ANOTHER reason to pay your bills ONLINE!!!  No SMELLS there YET!!!

Posted by Wallace S. Gibson CPM * LandlordWhisperer (Gibson Management Group, Ltd.) over 1 year ago

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